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Change Thinking is a community of seasoned change management professionals who want to better serve those navigating their way through today’s turbulence by raising the level of their game and that of the field of change execution.

CHARACTER AND PRESENCE

CHARACTER AND PRESENCE

I feel who we are as change practitioners is at least as significant as what we do, and how we show up when serving our clients—the character and presence we bring forward—is a critical part of practicing our craft.

I hope you will read my two series on character and presence, and then apply this lens to all the other topics here.

Tag Archives: due diligence

The more an initiative’s makeup reflects being “in crisis,” the greater the likelihood of failure, the lower the quality of results and the longer it takes to reach intended outcomes. To compensate for these risks, sponsors who succeed with change typically ensure that more attention/resources (mindshare, knowledge, skill, money, people, courage, and discipline) are allotted to these endeavors.

Fortunately, there is a clear pattern for leaders who consistently achieve their change goals.

I hope this blog provides all its readers with a vehicle for sharing not only ideas but tools and techniques as well. At Conner Partners, we use an assessment tool to help us evaluate the overall challenge an organization is likely to encounter when implementing a particular initiative. It focuses on the three dimensions I have been writing about: